A degree takes a longgg time to achieve. You might start your studying journey fresh and perky and ready to learn. But that positivity and motivated attitude will sometimes abandon you and leave you struggling to drag yourself to your desk to study. In this blog post you’ll discover:That low motivation is normal and doesn’t […]

Maximum word limits are a pain in the butt. It’s kinda soul destroying to have to cut all the beautiful words you’ve just spent hours writing. But they are there for a reason. Word limits force you to write concisely so you can answer the question well without wasting words. I often felt like there was no […]

Distance learning is a method of remote education without regular face-to-face tutor contact. There are different levels of distance learning. At one end are courses delivered entirely online. You never meet your tutor or fellow students face-to-face and may have online tutorials instead. You communicate with your tutor by email or telephone and you learn […]

Your tutor wants to see you are an engaged, driven, proactive and hard-working student. If you demonstrate these traits you will impress your tutor, who will then be more likely to help you in your studies. In this blog post you’ll discover:How impressing your tutor can lead to higher grades17 simple ways to impress your […]

A mature student is anyone over the age of 21 who didn’t go to university straight from school. This is quite an all-encompassing term as it could refer to those who took a few years out to work, volunteer or start a family. Or those who are mid career and looking for a change or […]

You’ve sat down to start your essay. With a deep breath you open a new document and… … you wait for inspiration to strike. The cursor blinks at you innocently, waiting for you to start your masterpiece. You type half a sentence then delete it. You try again but it doesn’t sound right. Soon the emptiness of that […]

We’ve all been there. You look at your university schedule or your next assignment date and you realise how behind you are. What are your options? How are you supposed to catch up on your studies? In this blog post you’ll discover:What your options are if you fall behind13 simple but powerful techniques to help […]

Do you ever think these things when you’re studying?· I’m just not that smart· This is too hard, I want to give up· I don’t get this at all· I can’t improve · You’re either good at studying or not…and I’m not. These statements are elements of a fixed mindset – which Carol Dweck, Psychology Professor at […]

We’ve all been there. You’re trying to study but your eyelids are drooping and your brain feels fuzzy. You feel like you’ve had a long year not just a long day. This post will give you 7 ways to study when you’re tired. Tips to wake yourself up, work out when you feel most awake, recognise […]

Now some people are against new year’s resolutions because you should be able to make a change at any time of the year. I say poo poo to that because we often need a push or a trigger to change our behaviours. I love making changes on a Monday as a new week feels like a […]